Campaign funds arrive from all corners

General contractors, chip maker Qualcomm, a nurses' union, and the labor group San Diego Works each put in five-figure donations in the last week leading up to the special election for mayor, as total money pouring into the campaign approached $5 million.

Combined with more than 400 other donations since Nov. 12, the last week brought in about a half-million dollars in contributions to the campaigns and committees formed to support the candidates and independent expenditures by other groups, according to the U-T’s searchable campaign finance database.

Councilman David Alvarez continued to lead the field with $1.74 million in support of him, followed closely by former Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher at $1.65 million. Councilman Kevin Faulconer's support totals $1.3 million. Mission Valley's 92108 ZIP code continues to show the most support, with 483 donations totaling $702,000. La Jolla's 92037 ZIP code is next, with 558 contributions totaling $481,000.

The largest single donations in the last week:

Infrastructure PAC of the Associated General Contractors gave $50,000 to a PAC supporting Kevin Faulconer called San Diegans to Protect Jobs and the Economy.

Qualcomm Inc. gave $49,000 to a PAC supporting Nathan Fletcher called Restoring Trust in San Diego.

San Diego Works! Sponsored by San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO gave $33,500 to the Labor Council’s pro-David Alvarez committee, Working Families for a Better San Diego.

The United Nurses Association of California / Union of Health Care Professionals PAC, a Sacramento group, gave $25,000 to the Neighborhoods for Nathan Fletcher committee.

Money in the race, which was widely expected to go to a runoff, amounted to almost seven bucks per voter in the city, including money raised by the campaigns and committees to support them, plus outside money spent to support candidates.